Wilson Creek Elementary

Wilson Creek Elementary is an elementary school of one-room-style scale in Wilson Creek, Washington, run under Wilson Creek School District, caters to 60 students in grades K through 6. That puts it 84% smaller than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.

Wilson Creek School District comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 118 students; Wilson Creek Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Wilson Creek Elementary reports that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment; the rest reads as 25% Hispanic, 3% Native American. By comparison, Grant County as a whole is about 56% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Wilson Creek Elementary has 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Wilson Creek Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 77% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Wilson Creek Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 28.8%; this one delivers 35.6%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Grant County indicate median household income runs about $73,267, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Grant County runs 61 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,494 students), of which Wilson Creek Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Wilson Creek High, roughly 0.0 miles away. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Wilson Creek Elementary at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 31.5%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 13%: 69 students in 2018 compared to 60 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Wilson Creek Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.